International Womens Media Foundation

Analysis

International Womens Media Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, International Womens Media Foundation reported income of $4.9m and spending of $4.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.0m to $4.9m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, International Womens Media Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 79th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crosstown Arts ($4.9m), Luis a Ferre Foundation Inc ($4.9m) and Academy of Music of Philadelphia Inc ($4.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 106% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $260k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. It paid $200k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $6.4m against liabilities of $514k, net assets of $5.9m. It reported 18 employees.